Kaepernick transcript: ‘I want everyone to hear what I’m saying, so they see things from my perspective’

Here is Colin Kaepernick’s question-and-answer session with reporters after today’s practice, highlighted by his insights on a revamped receiving crops and a fully healthy Michael Crabtree:

On his impressions of Brandon Lloyd:

“He’s doing great, doing a lot of things well. He’s on top of the playbook and making plays.”

On Lloyd’s precision route running:

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“It gives you that much more confidence when you drop back you’re going to have a receiver where he’s supposed to be at that time. He’s been there through camp and OTAs on time, so that gives us all confidence.”

On the receivers’ styles:

“They all have different techniques, different strengths they use to get open. It’s good to have a variety of receivers with different moves. That makes it harder on defenses.”

On if Michael Crabtree looks back to full health:

“Very much so. Even at the end of last season, he wasn’t 100 percent and he was making plays. I’m excited to see what he can do now that he’s 100 percent.”

On how Crabtree looks different:

“He’s a step or two quicker. He has burst out of his routes. He has burst when he catches balls.”

On how he’s evolved into his third year as a starter:

“I wouldn’t say one thing. It’s constant work to get better at everything I do, and make sure I’m making the right reads and making the right throw when it counts.”

On Crabtree’s production late last season at less than full health:

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“That shows the caliber of receiver he is. He’s not going to let a nagging injury or a little pain stop him from playing. He’s going to go out and make plays.”

On the offense’s overall state:

“We’re at a great point right now. Everyone is very confident with what we’re doing. We have to continue to get better.”

Does Crabtree have a quiet intensity?

“That’s him every season. Every time he steps on the field, he’s not playing to have fun, he’s not playing just to be out there. He’s playing to win, whether it’s on that route, on that block. Whatever it is, he’s doing it to win.”

Still favoriting tweets of critics and still concerned how people are looking at you?

“That’s not the first time I’ve done that.”

Still at that stage?

“I mean I do things when I feel it’s appropriate. At that time I felt it was appropriate.”

How different is this for you this year after last year’s first full year as a starter and having different receivers?

“I don’t think it’s different for me. We have different personnel. It makes it a lot easier when you have four 1,000-yard receivers out there. It something we’re excited as quarterbacks, as an offense and as a team. “

On what Derek Carrier must do to improve?

“Very strong receiver, explosive, fast. We’re looking forward to seeing what he will do this preseason.”

How has Ellington looked?

“He’s looked great when he’s out there. He’s been on top of it mentally, which is a huge thing as a rookie. He doesn’t play like a rookie. He’s not out there thinking about things or worried about making mistakes. He’s playing fast and making plays.”

On what he says in film room to the receivers and has he always done that?

“A little bit. The coaches have a lot more confidence in me doing that. I have a lot more confidence doing that now, as far as making sure we’re on the same page and seeing the same thing when we’re on the field. Ultimately when we step out there, there’s not going to be a coach telling you to run the route like this. It’s going to be you and the receiver so you have to have the communication.”

Are you doing that because of the new receivers or you’re more ready to take charge?

“It’s a little bit of both. We want to make sure Stevie, Brandon and Ellington are on the same page with what we have been doing. At the same time I want to make sure everyone hears what I’m saying, so they see things from my perspective, and I hear things from their perspective on how they want to run routes.” On what he says in film room to the receivers and has he always done that?